Reviews by d0ggnate:

Just received a fresh growler of Seeing Double IPA today from dashirey in the most recent round of GatM. Couldn't be a better day to drink a nice IIPA.

A: Poured a rich copper/amber/orange with an overflowing head layer. My glass is topped with this off-white two-finger foam that fades to patch thick lacing in just a minute or two.S: Floral hops, but nose is subtle. T: Malty, but continued hops are present. A citrus flavor comes through mid to end of drink. Almost taste a bit of apples. M: Great balance. Smooth and delicious. Richness usually found in better stouts.D: Mmmm! Highly drinkable. Delicious East Coast IIPA. I am more used to the West Coast style, but definately appreciate the point of view from across the country. (739 characters)

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Poured a slightly hazy light amber with quite a thiiner white head but nice lacing was left behind,whoo the citrus aromas are big and fresh really jump out at ya with a punch of pine and alcohol as well big and bold thats for sure.As big as this beer is hop wise there a big enough lightly sweet doughy malt base not only to hold up but to show thru,big pine,citrus,resin attack is the show stopper though just beautiful.It didnt take long for a NC brewer to to craft a top notch DIPA excellelant in every sense. (512 characters)

Appearance  This one poured a beautiful, shiny dark orange in color with some light brownish hues. The head was gianormous even on an easy pour from the growler. This is one nice-lookin ale.

Smell The aroma here is awesome. The malts are lightly toasted yet very bready with some good, baked yeast notes. The hops are strong yet extremely well-balanced. This is just easy enough to relax the nasal passageways and allow for a long, luscious breath of fresh hops. Im not the greatest at identifying hops smells but this is very complex, filled with all different variances of smell.

Taste  Oh, this has some incredible flavor. Its one of the rare beers where the taste comes in exactly as it showed up at the smell. The toasty malts, light yeast, and even but powerful hops all mesh together just right. Drinking this semi-warm I find myself wondering what it would be like on cask. Hmmm.

Mouthfeel  This was my favorite part of the ale. It somehow manages to be brutally bitter yet smooth as silk and wonderfully balanced. The body is medium and the carbonation in laid back. This ale just melts on your tongue.

Drinkability  This is a session DIPA if ever there was one. It is probably one of the most drinkable examples of the style that Ive ever had.

Comments  How do you thank a BA who surprises you with a growler of one of the best DIPAs that youve ever had. Its just a marvelous example of the style and an amazingly thoughtful gift from the one and only AKSmokedPorter. (1,516 characters)

Brought back by a friend of mine. When I heard he was going to Winston I gave him my growler and told him specifically what to get. He came through flawlessly. Foothills was a common stop of mine last summer, just before the cap popped. It was a thrill to have this and I was really looking forward to it since all of their other IPAs have been top notch.

Hazy caramel color. Thin offwhite head on the pour, reduced to a thin ring around the glass. Color is spot on for how I like my DIPAs, just a bit hazy.

Beautiful aroma on this. Has a bit of everything. Overall quite sweet but loaded with floral and citrus hop aromas. touch of pine rounds it out.

Taste is sweet again but well balance. Overall a mix of a west and east coast DIPA in my opinion. It has the load of pine hops with some citrus undertones which I find in west coast DIPAs, but finishes with some earthy hops and some pine resin which I find more in the east coast brews. No hints of alcohol at all. I really liked this.

Mouthfeel is solid medium bodied, but still with a crisp feeling with it first hits the tongue which I think is saying a lot for a growler'd beer.

Drinkability is extremely good. Aweseome flavor, well balanced, sits fairly lightly in my stomach: All these add up to a super drinkable brew.

This is a must have if you can get this, outstanding job by Jamie with this. (1,373 characters)

Thanks to AKSmokedPorter for a fill of this one...
A bright yet cloudy mahogany color with less than a finger of bright white head...disappears quite rapidly and leaves very little lace.
Sweet malt up front in the nose with a fruity hop balancing it out...some alcohol in there along with cherries, citrus, and even a bit of spice.
The taste is real solid...very reminiscent of Opa Opa's Warthog IIPA for me.
Again, the sweetness wins out over the bitterness, making this one have some barleywine characteristics that I enjoy. Juicy-fruit hops make this double quite hoppy, but not overly bitter.
Mouthfeel is above average and the carbonation is a touch low...maybe due to the fact that the growler is over a week old. Either way, it is very enjoyable to consume...not one to quaff too quickly, but not a sipper either.
My first taste of an offering from Foothills and has left a positive first impression. (913 characters)

64oz. growler courtesy of the esteemed AKSmokedPorter. I love the fact that we can ship growlers to each other essentially overnight for dirt cheap! Gotta love that UPS Ground delivery that occurs next day just over the border!

Satisfying "pfft!" is heard when I crack the top of the Foothills growler containing what I hope to be a wonderful DIPA. On the pour into my CAH '03 O-Fest glass, the color is a cloudy fiery copper in color with some orange highlights. Thick and densely creamy light tan head boils up to a good 2-3 finger height before settling down to a more paper-thinnish level. Thick patches of lace slowly drift down the glass after each sip, some deciding to stick up high on the glass.

Aromas are a 1-2 punch to the face of citrus and pine. Crushed citrus fruit slathered on pine cones. Just a hint of malt sweetness and a sweet bread dough note. Maybe a brief scent of medicinal alcohol. Everything is overwehlemed by the hop waves.

Flavor is big. Beefy honey-glazed malt backbone supports the tandem of hoppy citrus and oily pine notes. Middle sees the honey notes peak, only to be slapped away by the lingering hop bitterness. Juicy, resonating, house-shaking burps with this one.

Creamy mouthfeel. The "growlering" takes the bite off some of the intenseness. Very drinkable. Barely noticed ABV of around 10%. I'll seek this one again.

Don't be looking for no fruity or florally IPA here! Pretty big hoppy, alcoholly beer. High ibu and it has a bitter bite but nothing too killer. Hops control but a definite malt presence. High ABV is always present and even tingles the tongue but again, not overwhelming for the experienced hop drinker. The hoppy hints are of a grapefruit, lemon but again nothing sweet. A good drink for those willing and able. (412 characters)

Amber golden hued with a bit of haziness. A quarter inch of white head covers most of the top of the beer. Brussels lacing. Aroma of piney hops and biscuity malt is prevalent. The front of the palate is bitter piney hops which fades into biscuity malt and then back to a more subtle bitter piney hop fade. The mouth is bit chalky and bone dry. (343 characters)

A - Clear light amber with a generous and thick foamy off-white head; corresponding lacing.S - Appealing, for sure, but less hoppy than expected.T - too sweet and short on hops, if judged by style. Ignoring that, this is a bold, well balanced APA with well-hidden ABV, although the alcohol adds complexity. M - near medium body with medium+ carbonation. The higher ABV adds some warmth O - this surprising "double IPA" is balanced and easy drinking. (463 characters)

Poured into a foothills pint glass. A deep amber reddish beer with a mother of pearl head. The head on this brew is large fluffy, lasting and pungent.

Scent is citrusy, fruity hoppy but smooth. Its raw nose is balanced with sweet malts and has an excellent complimentary notes.

Taste is initially hoppy, hearty bitterness with a sweet malt backbone. There is a lovely citrus fruitiness that is reminiscent of all the best IPA's out there. A firm astringency first puckers with its bitterness but then yields to a sweet smooth tang.

This is an exceptional IPA. Not the best, but definitely one in the top 10. My favorite part of this brew is the malty hop bitter aftertaste. It leaves you slightly dry, with a warm palate yearning to drink more. (747 characters)